Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation
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Chicago Review Press, 2018.
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Michael Cassutt., & Michael Cassutt|AUTHOR. (2018). Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation . Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Cassutt and Michael Cassutt|AUTHOR. 2018. Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation. Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Cassutt and Michael Cassutt|AUTHOR. Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation Chicago Review Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Michael Cassutt, and Michael Cassutt|AUTHOR. Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation Chicago Review Press, 2018.
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